Recent incidents in the South China Sea have increased scrutiny of the Trump administration’s commitment to U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. During Donald Trump’s first term, a pause in maritime ...

Nowhere is this more evident than in the South China Sea, where the already volatile situation faces new uncertainties. As great power competition over maritime strategy becomes a defining feature ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Indonesia and China said Monday they committed to maritime cooperation promoting safety and security in the South China Sea, amid longstanding Indonesian suspicions about China ...

MANILA, Philippines—With China aggressively insisting on the legality of its baseless nine, now 10-dash line, which covers almost the entire South China Sea, one can only imagine what a swarm of ...

The two militaries will also expand these so-called Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations (MKTSO) to the edge of the disputed South China Sea, which China claims almost in its entirety.

The South China Sea, especially its parts lying close to Indonesia, has at times become notorious for piracy in which ships are repainted, renamed and have their electronic identities altered in ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a press briefing after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the ...